Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 8th February 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Largely settled and dry through Europe, though high winds across Scandinavia.

Wednesday
Rain again across much of eastern Spain today. The rain affecting southern Spain too, although Portugal and northern Italy should be fair. Further rain in the Balearics and Corsica. A few showers for Italy, but mostly fair. Scattered showers in eastern Greece, fair in the west. Showers too in northern Turkey, dry in the south.
Fine for France after a frosty start. More sunshine for the Low Countries and Germany. Fine too in Poland and staying dry with sunshine. Fair for Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland.
Fine for Denmark with sunny spells. The Baltic States will be bright and dry too with some sunshine here. Breezy for Finland and bright here as well. Breezy in Sweden, sunny spells here. Windy across Norway, some drizzle over western coasts and rain in the north.

Thursday
Showery rain still affecting eastern areas of Spain and the Balearics. Largely dry elsewhere in Spain and Portugal. Cloudy with showery rain affecting central and southern Italy, heavy spells of rain for a time in the far south, including the islands. Rather cloudy with some patchy rain through Greece. Largely dry across Turkey.
Largely dry with sunny spells across France and the Low Countries. Dry with sunshine too across Austria and Switzerland though morning mist and fog patches could be stubborn in a few spots. Breezier across Poland but staying dry. Windy north of Germany but lighter winds elsewhere here. Dry too.
Windy across Denmark with showery rain moving in from the northwest. High winds across much of Norway and Sweden with frequent and heavy showers across mostly western regions here. Drier further east. Cloudy, windy with patchy rain through Finland and the Baltic States.